Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
colloquial
|
typical of informal language used； conversational
|
|
|
diminutive
|
extremely small； tiny
|
|
|
oxymoron
|
an expression that contains contradictory terms
ex. jumbo shrimp |
|
|
palindrome
|
a word or expression that is spelled the same way backward and forward
ex. racecar, rotor, civic |
|
|
apprehensive
|
anxious or fearful about the future；uneasy
|
|
|
dubious
|
doubtful；uncertain；questionable as to quality or validity
|
|
|
precarious
|
dangerous；risky；lacking in security or stability
|
|
|
qualm
|
a sense of doubt or uneasiness about a course of action
|
|
|
tentative
|
uncertain；not fully worked out or agreed upon；provisional
|
|
|
beguile
|
1. to charm；to delight
2. to deceive skillfully |
|
|
feral
|
wild and untamed；savage
|
|
|
ignoble
|
mean, unethical, or dishonorable；not noble in character；sleezy
|
|
|
mores
|
accepted standards and customs of a social group
|
|
|
gratuitous
|
unnecessary；unjustified
|
|
|
satiate
|
to fully satisfy an appetite or a desire
|
|
|
surfeit
|
an excessive amount
|
|
|
brazen
|
extremely bold；shamelessly rude or defiant
|
|
|
docile
|
gentle；easily managable or teachable；tame
|
|
|
intrepid
|
fearless；having unwavering courage
|
|
|
strident
|
loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
|
|
|
unabashed
|
not embarrssed；composed
|
|
|
deprivation
|
the state of lacking or doing without something；loss
|
|
|
disinterested
|
impartial；free of bias or self-interst in an outcome
|
|
|
precede
|
to come before
|
|
|
edify
|
to instruct for intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
|
|
|
erudite
|
possessing great knowledge and scholarship；booksmart
|
|
|
esoteric
|
understood only by an elite, scholarly, or exclusive group；obscure
|
|
|
pedantic
|
overly concerned with or narrowly focused on book learning or formal rules
|
|
|
conciliatory
|
peacemaking；appeasing；intended to overcome distrust, animosity, or conflict
|
|
|
conducive
|
tending to cause or bring about；favorable to
|
|
|
importune
|
to annoy with repeated and insistent requests；to ask for urgently or repeatedly
|
|
|
patronize
|
to treat as inferior
|
